1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs Basketball Mississippi State Bulldogs logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference West SEC 4 19 26–8 10–6 Richard Williams 10th Rick Stansbury 6th Greg Carter Owen Miller Humphrey Coliseum SEC Tournament championsSEC West champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Mississippi State University in the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Richard Williams, the Bulldogs won the SEC tournament and reached the Final Four.MSU Basketball Media Guide https://static.hailstate.com/custompages/pdf/mbk/mbk_1718mg.pdf HailState.com Roster 1995 Mississippi State Bulldogs y Marcus Bullard 3 G 6 3 200 Sr Long Beach, Mississippi Erick Dampier y 25 C 6 11 265 Jr New Hebron, Mississippi McKie Edmonson 21 G 6 0 170 So Madison, Mississippi Whit Hughes 15 F 6 5 210 So Jackson, Mississippi Bart Hyche 22 G 5 11 165 Fr Winfield, Alabama Dontae' Jones y 32 F 6 7 220 Jr Nashville, Tennessee David Rula 23 G 6 3 185 Fr Jackson, Mississippi Early Smith 24 F 6 8 235 Fr Starkville, Mississippi Russell Walters 20 FC 6 10 235 Sr Myrick, Mississippi Jay Walton 44 F 6 7 225 Sr Pascagoula, Mississippi Tyrone Washington y 42 FC 6 10 230 Fr Indianola, Mississippi Bubba Wilson 33 C 6 10 240 Sr Wiggins, Mississippi Darryl Wilson y 00 G 6 1 185 Sr Kennedy, Alabama Richard Williams Rick Stansbury Greg Carter Owen Miller 1996 NCAA Final Four program March 1996 Schedule and results no yes yes no |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| Regular season Nov 25, 1995 yes 9 1995 men Southeastern Louisiana Lions Southeastern Louisiana Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 121–78 1–0 Nov 28, 1995 yes 8 1995 men UNC Wilmington Seahawks UNC Wilmington Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 77–54 2–0 Dec 2, 1995 yes 8 1995 men BYU Cougars Brigham Young Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 79–74 3–0 Dec 5, 1995 yes 8 1995 men Troy State Trojans Troy State Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 123–73 4–0 Dec 9, 1995 yes 8 1995 men Little Rock Trojans Arkansas-Little Rock Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 68–70 4–1 Dec 16, 1995 yes yes 15 1995 men Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi 72–69 OT 5–1 Dec 19, 1995 yes yes 16 1995 men Louisiana-Monroe Warhawks Louisiana-Monroe Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana 66–60 6–1 Dec 29, 1995 yes yes 17 1995 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Rose Garden Arena Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 76–62 7–1 Dec 30, 1995 yes yes 17 Nebraska Rose Garden Arena Portland, Oregon Far West Classic 69–66 8–1 Jan 3, 1996 yes 17 1995 men LSU Tigers LSU Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana 77–64 9–1 1–0 Jan 6, 1996 yes 17 1995 men Florida Gators Florida Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida 69–66 10–1 2–0 Jan 9, 1996 12 Kentucky 2 Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 56–74 10–2 2–1 Jan 13, 1996 12 Alabama Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 55–56 10–3 2–2 Jan 17, 1996 21 1995 men Ole Miss Rebels Ole Miss Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 53–47 11–3 3–2 Jan 20, 1996 yes 21 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas 68–80 11–4 3–3 Jan 24, 1996 yes 1995 men South Carolina Gamecocks South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina 69–77 11–5 3–4 Jan 27, 1996 1995 men Tennessee Volunteers Tennessee Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 60–59 12–5 4–4 Jan 31, 1996 1995 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 76–73 13–5 5–4 Feb 4, 1996 yes Auburn 22 Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, Alabama 78–75 OT 14–5 6–4 Feb 6, 1996 Arkansas Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 78–63 15–5 7–4 Feb 10, 1996 yes yes Oklahoma Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma 76–71 16–5 Feb 17, 1996 yes 25 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi 64–71 16–6 7–5 Feb 21, 1996 LSU Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 88–77 17–6 8–5 Feb 24, 1996 yes Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama 73–65 18–6 9–5 Feb 28, 1996 yes 1995 men Vanderbilt Commodores Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee 64–69 18–7 9–6 Mar 2, 1996 Auburn Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi 67–51 19–7 10–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| SEC Tournament Mar 8, 1996 yes yes 25 Auburn Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana SEC Tournament Quarterfinal 69–58 20–7 Mar 9, 1996 yes yes 25 1995 men Georgia Bulldogs Georgia Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana SEC Tournament Semifinal 86–68 21–7 Mar 10, 1996 yes yes 25 Kentucky 1 Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana SEC tournament championship 84–73 22–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Mississippi State Bulldogs| NCAA Tournament Mar 14, 1996 yes yes 19 5 SE VCU 12 SE RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana First round 58–51 23–7 Mar 16, 1996 yes yes 19 5 SE Princeton 13 SE RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana Second Round 63–41 24–7 Mar 22, 1996 yes yes 19 5 SE Connecticut 3 1 SE Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Southeast Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 60–55 CBS 28,890 25–7 Mar 24, 1996 yes yes 19 5 SE Cincinnati 7 2 SE Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Southeast Regional Final – Elite Eight 73–63 26–7 Mar 30, 1996 yes yes 19 5 SE Syracuse 15 4 W Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey National Semifinal 69–77 26–8 AP Poll Sourceshttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/mississippi-state/1996-schedule.html 1995–96 Mississippi State Bulldogs Schedule and Results Sports Reference May 19, 2019 Rankings 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings Team players in the 1996 NBA draft 1996 NBA draft Mississippi State Bulldogs Round Pick Player NBA club 1 10 Erick Dampier Indiana Pacers 1 21 Dontae' Jones New York Knicks https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_1996.html 1996 NBA Draft Basketball-reference.com May 18, 2019 References Mississippi State Category:Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Mississippi State Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball Mississippi State Bulldogs men's basketball